The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 18, 1989 - Page 3

Bush asks
for more
,freedom
to act in
youps
WASHINGTON (AP) - The
Bish administration said yesterday it
is seeking an understanding with
*dongress to ease restrictions on
American involvement in foreign
coups that might result in the death
of a country's leader.
White House Press Secretary
Marlin Fitzwater said the proposed
changes would not alter a longstand-
i g executive order banning U.S. in-
volvement in assassinations but
Would allow the CIA to have contact
with plotters of a coup in which a
foreign leader might be killed.
"There's a wide variety of inter-
pretations and issues to be dis-
c ssed," Fitzwater said.
The issue took on new urgency
i* the wake of the failed coup at-
tempt against Panamanian ruler
Manuel Antonio Noriega on Oct. 3.
Administration officials com-
*plained that CIA officers in Panama
were essentially prevented from ad-
vising the coup plotters because of
te possibility that Noriega might
b killed.
x President Bush, at a news confer-
ence last week, signaled he wanted to
see the restrictions relaxed. "I want
as broad a power as possible and I
think under the Constitution, the
president has it," he said last Friday.
0 : CIA Director William H. Web-
ster, in an interview with The New
York Times, said he would like to
see the restrictions eased.
Webster was quoted as aaying he
wanted rules devised so that CIA of-
ficers' authority was so clearly de-
fined that "they can go right up to
the edge of that authority and not
worry if they or their agency is go-
ing to get into trouble."
Webster said that under current
interpretation of the executive order,
the United States could not devise a
plan for the assasination of Noriega.

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Ray Galang (left) and Mark Matthews, LSA juniors, notice Eric Burkhalter, also an [SA junior, reading outside
on a broken bed on Geddes Road.

About 500 students attended the
Mary Markley Residence Hall kick-
off for the annual Diversity Program
last night at the Public Health Audi-
torium.
Students watched Racism 101, a
program which highlights the racial
problems faced in all facets of the
University community and partici-
pated in hall group discussion ses-
sions about recent discriminatory in-
cidents on campus. The discussions
were led by trained facilitators and
Markley resident advisors.
Vice President for Student Ser-
vices Henry Johnson told the stu-
dents that he has had many opportu-
nities in his life where he could have
hated others because of discrimina-
tion.
But "I didn't have time for that,"
he said. "We need to get on about
the business of educating and being
educated. We need to come to grips
with our suspicions and our biases.
We need to give space and respect
the space of others."
Markley Building Director Mary
Hummel stressed that the purpose of
the forum was to develop an aware-
ness of and exposure to the meaning
of a multi-cultural University.
"I hope (the forum) begins to ed-
ucate people," she said. "We're not
going to tolerate instances of dis-
crimination in Markley. It is not ac-
ceptable."
LSA first-year student Cynthia
McIntyre said she thought the forum
was helpful. "I never knew there
were so few minorities in the actual
Greek system," she said. "I never
knew I could join the Markley Mi-
nority Affairs Council, even though
I'm not a minority."
But McIntyre questioned whether
the people who really needed the fo-
rum attended. She said she was refer-
ring to a Markley incident three
weeks ago in which an elevator was
repeatedly vandalized with racist graf-
fiti such as "Die, Nigger Die," and
"White Boys Rule," and responses

'We need to get on
about the business of
educating and being
educated. We need to
come to grips with
our suspicions and
our biases.'
- Vice President for
Student Services
Henry Johnson

rsity
such as "Fight the Power."
"I wonder if the people who did;
the vandalism went to the meeting,'
said McIntyre. "I think it was very
helpful for everyone else, but...
many of the people it would have
helped did not go."
Nicole Hall, a Markley resident
advisor, said she felt the program
went really well, considering the
time constraints. "People were fo-
cused on an individual level and not
an institutional level," she said,
stressing that one goal of the pro-
gram was to show that a change
must first happen with individuals>
before society will change.

Gov't. asks automakers for
cleaner fuel-burning cars

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration
wants to require automobile companies to make, but
not necessarily sell, cars that burn cleaner fuels than
gasoline, an Environmental Protection Agency official
said Tuesday.
Seeking to clarify the administration's position on a
key element of the president's clear-air bill, William G.
Rosenberg, assistant EPA administrator for air and
radiation, told aSenate committee Bush opposes an
amendment endorsed by a 12-10 House subcommittee
vote last week.
The amendment eliminated Bush's requirement that
automakers build and sell a million cars a year to run on
alternative fuels such as methanol and comressed natural

gas. The cars would be sold in the nation's smoggiest
cities.
Lawmakers friendly to the auto and oil industries
pushed the amendment, which environmentalists said
would weaken the bill.
Automakers have fought the sales requirements,
saying there is no guarantee the public would buy the
cars.
The administration also wants the bill to establish a
two-part system for phasing in use of clean-fuel cars,
Rosenberg said. For the immediate futre, cars burning a
combination of gasoline and clean fuels such as
methanol would be acceptable.
Over the long term, EPA would establish auto-
emission standards based entirely on clean-fuel use.

"I think on the Markley level
we're trying really hard and making a
real honest effort to curb the prob-
lem, but (focusing on the discrimi-
nation) gets lost on a University
level because so many other things
are going on," Hall said.
Hummel said certain incidents on
campus had pointed to a greater need
for the program. Recently, a Black
resident in Markley alleged that her
white roommate did not want to live
with her because of their different
ethnic backgrounds. University
housing investigated the incident but
did not disclose its findings.

THE LIST
What's happening in Ann Arbor today

Dog fights 'rampant'throughout state

Meetings
UM Asian Student Coalition
- 7 p.m. in Mason Hall Rm.
:2413
National. Association of
Environmental Professionals
- 5-6 p.m. in Dana Rm. 1520
Women's Lacrosse - proactice
from 9-11 p.m. at Tartan Turf
Hill Street Cinema - meeting
for all committees; 6 p.m. in
Hillel Bldg. Rm. 4
Women Worshipping in the
Christian Tradition - 7 p.m. at
,218 N. Division; sponsored by
Canterbury House Episcopal
Students
College Republicans - second
{mass meeting; 7:30 p.m. in
Business Administration Bldg.
Rm. 1273; State Rep. David
Camp will speak
Asian Studies Student
Association -_ 7 p.m. in the
Lane Hall Commons Rm.
Stilyagi .Air Corps - science
fiction and fantasy club; 8 p.m. in
Union Rm. 2209
Mitzvah Project - 6:30 p.m.
at Hillel
Speakers
"Human Destructiveness and
Politics: The 20th Century as
an Age of Genocide" - Prof
Roger Smith of William and
Mary speaks at 4 p.m. in Lane
Hall Rm. 200
"Technology and the
Environment" - Gayl Ness
speaks; 3:30- 5 p.m. in Dow Rm
1005
"Population-Environment
Dynamics" - Dr. Norman
Myers speaks at the discussion;
sponsored by the SNR
"Some Methods for Assessing
Sensitivity in Bayesian
Analysis" - Prof. Robert Kass
of Carnegie Mellon University

from Warsaw University speaks at
12:10 in the Lane Hall Commons
Rm.
"A Tale of Two Cities" - Prof.
Bert Hornback reads as Charles
Dickens; 8 p.m. at the Clements
Library
Furthermore
"Living With Diabetes:
Thriving Not Just Surviving"
- an interactive meeting led by
Dr. Robert Schaffer; 7:30 p.m. at
Tappan School (2251 E. Stadium)
Free tutoring -- all 100/200
level math, science and
engineering courses; 8-10 p.m. in
UGLi 307; sponsored by Tau Beta
EPi
"Ayn Rand: The Sanction of
the Victim" - the video will be
shown at 8 p.m. in Rm. 1270 of
the Business School
Central American Beans &
Rice Dinner - a chance to
support groups which do direct aid
in Central America; 6 p.m. at the
Guild House
Fine Art Videotapes - shown
at noon in the UM Museum of
Art; today's artist is Nevelson
Mainstreet Comedy Showcase
- Peter Berman; 8:30 p.m.; $8
Pre-Interviews - Ford Motor
sCo. from 4:30-6:30, 1500 EECS;
Aerospace Corp. from 6-8 p.m. in
1003 EECS; Lockheed Missles
from 6-8 p.m. 1003 EECS
The Graduate School
Application Process - 4:10-5
p.m. in CP&P
Safewalk - the night-time walk-
ing service is open seven days a
week from 8:00 p.m. to 1:30
a.m.; 936-1000
Northwalk - North campus
night-time walking service, Rm.
2333 Bursley; 8 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.
or call 763-WALK
"Ojibwa Basket Making: The
Tradition Lives On" - the ex-

LANSING (AP) - Organized
dog fighting is rampant in rural
barns and sheds and impromptu con-
tests are staged by juveniles and drug
dealers in Detroit basements, a
spokesperson for the Michigan hu-
mane society said yesterday.
Eileen Liska, research and legisla-
tive director of the state-wide group,
told the House Judiciary Committee
that people convicted of dog fighting
aren't being thrown into jail because
of overcrowded conditions.
She urged lawmakers to support
of legislation to strengthen the fines
and penalties against violators of
Michigan's law against dog fighting.
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Ger-
ald Law (R-Plymouth), maintains
the maximum prison term for own-
ing a fighting dog at four years, but
increases the maximum fine from its
currents$5,000 to $100,000. It also
specifically authorizes the court to
order at least 1,500 hours of unpaid
community service.
Rep. Tom Power (R-Traverse
City), said the penalties were too
strict, especially for dog fighting au-
diences, when compared to penalties
for more serious violent crimes such
as rape. He also was opposed to the
four-year felony provision being ap-
plied to someone who was present
during the preparation for dog fight-

ing activities.
"It's unbelievable the irrational-
ity," he said before leaving the meet-
ing in disgust.
"If you don't have the audience
you don't have the activity," Liska
said. "Participants are just as guilty
as those who are fighting, and breed-
ing fighting dogs." _ ___

Rep. Perry Bullard (D-Ann Ar-
bor), chairperson of the committee,
said he'd postpone a vote on the
measure until the next week while
some of the issues are cleared up.
Law said the bill :s designed to
put dog fighters out of business by
dissuading the crime through penal-
ties that will have an impact. "We're

talking about big dollars. We're talk-
ing about drug dealers and gamblers
who have a lot of money, and fines
is one way to get at that problem,"
he said.
Liska, who said law enforcement
agencies were investigating at least
three alleged dog fighting operations.




Minimum-security county prison
to close due to lack of inmates

GAYLORD, Mich. (AP) - With just about every
other jailhouse and prison filled to capacity, Otsego
County is closing its corrections center because there
aren't enough prisoners to fill it.
The minimum-security Alpine Correctional Center
in Gaylord will close Nov. 1, Otsego County Coordina-
tor Lambert Chard said Tuesday.
He is at a loss to say why judges in the 20 northern
Michigan counties the center serves are not sending
prisoners there. If we knew, we could do something
about it," Chard said.
The county opened the correctional center in 1983 in
a partnership with the Michigan Department of Correc-
tions. It was designed to house up to 25 first-time, non-
violent offenders.
Most of the prisoners find jobs in the community,
but are under 24-hour surveillance by their employers
and correction center staff.
The agreement called for Michigan to pay the center
a minimum of $208 a day, the cost of a hypothetical
eight prisoners. Alpine is averaging only four prisoners

a day so far this year.
The Corrections Department told the county it no
longer would pay for hypothetical prisoners, and the Ot-
sego County Corrections Commission in turn decided it
didn't want to lose money so would shut Alpine down,
Chard said.
"The bottom line is, we can't afford to fund it unless
we get enough people in there to make it pay," he said.
Neither side has been able to figure out why Alpine
has been unable to find enough convicted individuals in
20 counties to keep it busy.
"It is a little bit of a puzzlement," said Ron Kivi
with the Corrections Department in Lansing. He said
similar correction centers elsewhere in Michigan are
running at or near capacity.
Corrections Department field supervisor Paul Root
in Gaylord said that for the first nine months of 1989,
Alpine generated about $82,000 while spending
$149,000. Projections for 1990 show a deficit of
$46,000 with partial state funding and $174,000 with-
out any state funding, Root said.

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